Coupled power and control cable

ABSTRACT

Energy and a control signal may be provided using a coupled power and control cable. The coupled power and control cable may comprise a power cable, a control cable, and an overall jacket. The power cable may be connected between a switch and a fixture and may provide energy to the fixture from the switch. The control cable may be connected between the control circuit and the fixture and may provide the control signal to the fixture from the control circuit. The power cable and the control cable may be disposed beneath the overall jacket.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

Under provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), Applicant claims the benefit ofU.S. provisional application No. 62/814,056, filed Mar. 5, 2019, whichis incorporated herein by reference. In addition, this Application is acontinuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/697,831,filed Nov. 27, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser.No. 16/141,456, filed Sep. 25, 2018, and issued as U.S. Pat. No.10,497,493 on Dec. 3, 2019, which claimed the benefit of U.S.provisional application No. 62/563,168, filed Sep. 26, 2017, all ofwhich are also incorporated herein entirely by reference.

BACKGROUND

A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp is an LED product that is assembledinto a lamp (or light bulb) for use in lighting fixtures. LED lamps havea lifespan and electrical efficiency that are several times greater thanincandescent lamps, and are significantly more efficient than mostfluorescent lamps. The LED is one of today's most energy-efficient andrapidly-developing lighting technologies. Quality LED light bulbs lastlonger, are more durable, and offer comparable or better light qualitythan other types of lighting. LED is a highly energy efficient lightingtechnology, and has the potential to fundamentally change the future oflighting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute apart of this disclosure, illustrate various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows an operating environment for a coupled cable;

FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show a coupled cable;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for providing a coupled power andcontrol cable system;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for providing service using a coupledpower and control cable system;

FIGS. 5A and 5B show a coupled cable;

FIG. 6 shows a die;

FIG. 7 shows a coupled cable; and

FIG. 8 shows a coupled cable.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Overview

Energy and a control signal may be provided using a coupled power andcontrol cable. The coupled power and control cable may comprise a powercable, a control cable, and an overall jacket. The power cable may beconnected between a switch and a fixture and may provide energy to thefixture from the switch. The control cable may be connected between thecontrol circuit and the fixture and may provide the control signal tothe fixture from the control circuit. The power cable and the controlcable may be disposed beneath the overall jacket.

Both the foregoing overview and the following example embodiments areexamples and explanatory only, and should not be considered to restrictthe disclosure's scope, as described and claimed. Further, featuresand/or variations may be provided in addition to those set forth herein.For example, embodiments of the disclosure may be directed to variousfeature combinations and sub-combinations described in the exampleembodiments.

Example Embodiments

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings.Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawingsand the following description to refer to the same or similar elements.While embodiments of the disclosure may be described, modifications,adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example,substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elementsillustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may bemodified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosedmethods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limitthe disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure is definedby the appended claims.

FIG. 1 shows an operating environment 100 for a coupled cable. As shownin FIG. 1, operating environment 100 may include a system 105 forproviding energy and a control signal using a coupled power and controlcable. Operating environment 100 may comprise, but is not limited to, ahome, a business, a commercial space, an industrial space, or anysimilar area. Operating environment 100 may comprise an electrical panel110 fed by a transformer 115. Electrical panel 110 may include circuitbreakers used to feed circuits out of electrical panel 110. Once suchcircuit may be used to feed system 105. Transformer 115 may be operatedby an electric utility entity and may step voltage down from a levelused by the electric utility entity to a level usable by operatingenvironment 100.

System 105 may comprise a fixture 120 connected to a control device 125via a coupled cable 130. Control device 125 may comprise a switch 135and a control circuit 140. Electrical energy may be fed to controldevice 125 from panel 110. Fixture 120 may comprise any type device thatconsumes energy and can be controlled. For example, fixture 120 maycomprise, but is not limited to, a light such as a Light Emitting Diode(LED) light or a florescent light. Switch 135 may be configured tointerrupt the supply of electrical energy to fixture 120. For example,when switch 135 is closed, electrical energy may be supplied to controldevice 125 and fixture 120 from electrical panel 110. However, whenswitch 135 is open, the electrical energy suppled to control device 125and fixture 120 from electrical panel 110 may be interrupted.

Control circuit 140 may comprise any device used to control fixture 120.For example, when fixture 120 comprises a light such as an LED light,control circuit 140 may comprise, but is not limited to, a dimmer forthe LED light. The dimmer may comprise, for example, a potentiometer andmay be configured to supply a control signal that may comprise a voltagesignal between 0V and 10V. As the voltage of the control signal fromcontrol circuit 140 changes (e.g., increases), the LED light may supplya corresponding change (e.g., higher light intensity) in response.

FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show coupled cable 130 in more detail. As shown inFIG. 2A, coupled cable 130 may comprise a power cable 205, a controlcable 210, and an overall jacket 215. Overall jacket 215 may comprisecomplementary valleys 220, a connector portion 225, and a stripe 230. Asshown in FIG. 2B, coupled cable 130 may have a first end 235 and asecond end 240.

Power cable 205 may comprise a power cable jacket 245, a power cablefirst conductor 250, a power cable second conductor 255, and a powercable ground wire 260. Power cable 205 may comprise a non-metallic (NM)sheathed cable that may be used, for example, for both exposed andconcealed work in normally dry locations at temperatures not to exceed90° C. (with ampacity limited to that for 60° C. conductors) asspecified in the National Electrical Code (NEC). Power cable 205 maycomprise a Class 1 remote-control and signaling circuit cable as definedby the NEC. Class 1 cables typically operate at 120V, but the NECpermits them to operate at up to 600V.

Power cable first conductor 250 may comprise, but is not limited to,American Wire Gage (AWG) 12 Thermoplastic High Heat-resistantNylon-coated (THHN) copper wire with black insulation. Power cablesecond conductor 255 may comprise, but is not limited to, AWG 12 THHNcopper wire with white insulation. And power cable ground wire 260 maycomprise, but is not limited to, an AWG 12 bare copper wire. Paperfillers may be placed inside power cable jacket 245 between power cablefirst conductor 250, power cable second conductor 255, and power cableground wire 260. The aforementioned wires are not limited to solidcopper and may be stranded or may comprise any conductive metal ornon-metal material.

Control cable 210 may comprise a control cable jacket 265, a controlcable first conductor 270, and a control cable second conductor 275.Control cable 210 may not include a ground wire. Control cable firstconductor 270 may comprise, but is not limited to, an AWG 16 TFN copperwire with grey insulation. Control cable second conductor 275 maycomprise, but is not limited to, an AWG 16 TFN copper wire with purpleinsulation. The aforementioned wires are not limited to solid copper andmay be stranded or may comprise any conductive metal or non-metalmaterial.

Control cable 210 may comprise a Class 1 remote-control and signalingcircuit cable as defined by the NEC. Class 1 cables typically operate at120V, but the NEC permits them to operate at up to 600V. Althoughcontrol cable 210 may only be operated within Class 2 voltage andcurrent level limits, control cable 210 may be insulated and otherwisecomprise a Class 1 cable. For example, Class 2 circuits typicallyinclude wiring for low-energy (100 VA or less), low-voltage (under 30V)loads such as low-voltage lighting, thermostats, PLCs, security systems,and limited-energy voice, intercom, sound, and public address systems.Class 2 circuits may protect against electrical fires by limiting thepower to 100 VA for circuits that operate at 30V or less, and 0.5 VA forcircuits between 30V and 150V. Electric shock may be protected againstby limiting the current of the circuit to 5 mA or less for circuitsbetween 30V and 150V.

Overall jacket 215 may cover both power cable 205 and control cable 210.As stated above, power cable 205 may comprise an NEC Class 1 cable.Because power cable 205 and control cable 210 are included under thesame overall jacket 215, control cable 210 may also comprise an NECClass 1 cable even though control cable 210 may only be operated withinNEC Class 2 voltage and current level limits.

Coupled cable 130 may include power cable 205 and control cable 210 in aside-by-side configuration. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, an axismay pass through the conductors of both power cable 205 and controlcable 210. In addition, overall jacket 215 may comprise complementaryvalleys 220 and connector portion 225 that may aid in tearing powercable 205 and control cable 210 apart. For example, an operator maygrasp power cable 205 with the fingers of one hand and grasp controlcable 210 with the fingers of the other hand and pull the two apartalong connector portion 225. Stripe 230 may be included in overalljacket 215 to indicate (e.g., to an operator) which side of coupledcable 130 may comprise power cable 205 and which side may comprisecontrol cable 210. The example shown in FIG. 2A shows stripe 230 oncontrol cable 210 side of coupled cable 130, however it may be includedon power cable 205 side of coupled cable 130 instead. Notwithstanding,an indicator may be used with embodiments of the disclosure to indicatewhich side of coupled cable 130 includes power cable 205 and which sideincludes control cable 210.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart setting forth the general stages involved in amethod 300 consistent with embodiments of the disclosure for providing acoupled power and control cable system. Method 300 may be implementedusing coupled cable 130 as described in more detail above with respectto FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C. Ways to implement the stages ofmethod 300 will be described in greater detail below.

Method 300 may begin at starting block 305 and proceed to stage 310where coupled cable 130 may be received by an operator. For example, asdescribed above, coupled cable 130 may comprise overall jacket 215beneath which power cable 205 and a control cable 210 are disposed.Overall jacket may comprise complementary valleys 220 and connectorportion 225 disposed between power cable 205 and control cable 210.Overall jacket may have a stripe on a portion of overall jacket 215under which control cable 210 is disposed. Power cable 205 may be Class1 and control cable 210 may be Class 1. Although control cable 210 mayonly be operated within Class 2 voltage and current level limits,control cable 210 may be insulated and otherwise comprise a Class 1cable because overall jacket 215 may cover both power cable 205 andcontrol cable 210.

From stage 310, where coupled cable 130 is received by the operator,method 300 may advance to stage 320 where the operator may select, basedupon stripe 230 on coupled cable 130, control cable 210 from coupledcable 130. Stripe 230 may be included in overall jacket 215 to indicateto the operator which side of coupled cable 130 may comprise power cable205 and which side may comprise control cable 210. The example shown inFIG. 2A shows stripe 230 on control cable 210 side of coupled cable 130,however it may be included on power cable 205 side of coupled cable 130instead. Notwithstanding, an indicator may be used with embodiments ofthe disclosure to indicate which side of coupled cable 130 includespower cable 205 and which side includes control cable 210.

Once the operator selects, based upon stripe 230 on coupled cable 130,control cable 210 from coupled cable 130 in stage 320, method 300 maycontinue to stage 330 where the operator may connect first end 235 ofselected control cable 210 to control circuit 140 of control device 125.For example, the operator may grasp power cable 205 with the fingers ofone hand and grasp control cable 210 with the fingers of the other handand pull the two apart along connector portion 225 for a small length ofcoupled cable 130 at first end 235. The operator may then connect theseparated power cable 205 at first end 235 to switch 135 and theseparated control cable 210 at first end 235 to control circuit 140.

After the operator connects first end 235 of selected control cable 210to control circuit 140 of control device 125 in stage 330, method 300may proceed to stage 340 where the operator may connect second end 240of selected control cable 210 to fixture 120. For example, the operatormay grasp power cable 205 with the fingers of one hand and grasp controlcable 210 with the fingers of the other hand and pull the two apartalong connector portion 225 for a small length of coupled cable 130 atsecond end 240. The operator may then connect the separated power cable205 at second end 240 to fixture 120 and the separated control cable 210at second end 240 to fixture 120.

Prior to connecting first end 235 of coupled cable 130 to control device125 or connecting second end 240 of coupled cable 130 to fixture 120,the operator may first pull coupled cable 130 in system 105 betweenfixture 120 and control device 125. Because overall jacket 215 may coverboth power cable 205 and control cable 210, the cable pull is simplifiedbecause only one cable (i.e., coupled cable 130) need be pulled betweenfixture 120 and control device 125. With conventional systems, twocables rather than one would need to be pulled. Embodiments of thedisclosure provide an improvement by simplifying this cable pull.Furthermore, because power cable 205 and control cable 210 are under thesame overall jacket 215, there may be no confusion to the operator as towhich power cable corresponds to which control cable when multiplefixtures and multiple control devices are employed in system 105 becausecorresponding power cables and control cables are attached to oneanother. Once operator connects second end 240 of selected control cable210 to fixture 120 in stage 340, method 300 may then end at stage 350.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart setting forth the general stages involved in amethod 400 consistent with embodiments of the disclosure for providingservice using a coupled power and control cable system. Method 400 maybe implemented using coupled cable 130 as described in more detail belowwith respect to FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C. Ways to implement thestages of method 400 will be described in greater detail below.

Method 400 may begin at starting block 405 and proceed to stage 410where coupled cable 130 may be provided between fixture 120 and controldevice 125. Control device 125 may comprise switch 135 and controlcircuit 140. For example, electrical energy may be fed to control device125 from panel 110.

From stage 410, where coupled cable 130 may be provided between fixture120 and control device 125, method 400 may advance to stage 420 whereenergy may be provided to fixture 120 from switch 135. For example,switch 135 may be configured to interrupt the supply of electricalenergy to fixture 120. When switch 135 is closed, for example, energymay be supplied to control device 125 and fixture 120 from electricalpanel 110. However, when switch 135 is open, the energy suppled tocontrol device 125 and fixture 120 from electrical panel 110 may beinterrupted.

After energy is provided to fixture 120 from switch 135 in stage 420,method 400 may proceed to stage 430 where a control signal may beprovided to fixture 120 from control circuit 140. The control signal maycomprise a voltage level between a first voltage value and a secondvoltage value. The voltage level may not exceed a maximum valuecorresponding to Class 2. For example, control circuit 140 may compriseany device used to control fixture 120. When fixture 120 comprises anLED light, for example, control circuit 140 may comprise a dimmer forthe LED light. The dimmer may comprise a potentiometer and may beconfigured to supply a control signal that may comprise a voltage signalbetween 0V (e.g., first voltage value) and 10V (second voltage value).As the voltage of the control signal increases, the LED light may supplya corresponding higher light intensity. Power cable 205 may be Class 1and control cable 210 may be Class 1. Although control cable 210 mayonly be operated within Class 2 voltage and current level limits,control cable 210 may be insulated and otherwise comprise a Class 1cable. Once control signal is provided to fixture 120 from controlcircuit 140 in stage 430, method 400 may then end at stage 440.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show a coupled cable 130 similar to that shown in FIGS.2A, 2B, and 2C. As shown in FIG. 5A, coupled cable 130 may include powercable 205 and control cable 210 in a side-by-side configuration. Forexample, as shown in FIG. 5A, an axis may pass through the conductors ofboth power cable 205 and control cable 210. In addition, overall jacket215 may comprise complementary valleys 220 and connector portion 225that may aid in tearing power cable 205 and control cable 210 apart. Forexample, an operator may grasp power cable 205 with the fingers of onehand and grasp control cable 210 with the fingers of the other hand andpull the two apart along connector portion 225.

FIG. 5B shows connector portion 225 in greater detail. As shown in FIG.5B, connector portion 225 may comprise a webbing disposed within overalljacket 215. The webbing may comprise a webbing first portion 505protruding from overall jacket 215 on the power cable 205 side ofcoupled cable 130 and a webbing second portion 510 protruding fromoverall jacket 215 on the control cable 210 side of coupled cable 130. Afirst webbing valley 515 and an opposing second webbing valley 520 maybe disposed between webbing first portion 505 and webbing second portion510. First webbing valley 515 and second webbing valley 520 may be “V”shaped. Notwithstanding, first webbing valley 515 and second webbingvalley 520 may comprise any shape. As stated above, an operator maygrasp power cable 205 with the fingers of one hand and grasp controlcable 210 with the fingers of the other hand and pull (e.g., tear) thetwo apart along connector portion 225.

Connector portion 225, comprising the webbing that may include firstwebbing valley 515 and opposing second webbing valley 520, may aid inthis pulling or tearing apart of connector portion 225. For example,power cable 205 and control cable 210 may separate along the opposingfirst webbing valley 515 and second webbing valley 520 during thepulling and tearing process. Accordingly, the opposing first webbingvalley 515 and second webbing valley 520 may facility in separatingpower cable 205 and control cable 210.

FIG. 6 shows a die 600 that may be used in making coupled cable 130consistent with embodiments of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, die600 may comprise a first section 605, a second section 610, and anintermediate section 615. Intermediate section 615 may comprise tips 620protruding into a gap in die 600 between first section 605 and secondsection 610.

Die 600 may be used in an extrusion process for manufacturing coupledcable 130. During manufacturing, coupled cable 130 may pass through die600. Power cable 205 portion of coupled cable 130 may pass through firstsection 605 of die 600 and control cable 210 of coupled cable 130 maypass through second section 610 of die 600. Intermediate section 615 ofdie 600 may be disposed between first section 605 and second section 610and may form connector portion 225 comprising the webbing as describedabove with respect to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B during manufacturing coupledcable 130. Intermediate section 615 may include tips 620 that may formopposing first webbing valley 515 and second webbing valley 520 inconnector portion 225 of coupled cable 130.

FIG. 7 shows coupled cable 130 similar to that shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B,2C, 5A, and 5B. As shown in FIG. 7, coupled cable 130 may include powercable 205 and control cable 210 in a side-by-side configuration. Incontrast with the embodiments of FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, and 5B, controlcable 210 of FIG. 7 may comprise optical fibers. For example, controlcable 210 of FIG. 7 may comprise a first fiber 705 having a first fiberjacket 710. Similarly, control cable 210 of FIG. 7 may comprise a secondfiber 715 having a second fiber jacket 720. First fiber jacket 710 andsecond fiber jacket 720 may, for example, may provide additionalmechanical strength and protection to first fiber 705 and second fiber715 respectively.

As with the embodiments shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, overall jacket 215of FIG. 7 may comprise complementary valleys 220 and connector portion225 that may aid in tearing power cable 205 and control cable 210 apart.For example, an operator may grasp power cable 205 with the fingers ofone hand and grasp control cable 210 with the fingers of the other handand pull the two apart along connector portion 225. Connector portion225 of FIG. 7 may be similar to connector portion 225 shown in FIG. 5Bas described above.

Overall jacket 215 may cover both power cable 205 and control cable 210.As stated above, power cable 205 may comprise an NEC Class 1 cable. Thecoupled cable 130 of FIG. 7 may be used with the processes describedabove with respect to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. With the coupled cable 130 ofFIG. 7, the control signal may be sent as an optical signal over controlcable 210. Furthermore, fixture 120 may comprise or further include aWiFi Access Point (AP). Control cable 210 of FIG. 7 may be used to sendand receive data signals to and from the AP.

FIG. 8 shows coupled cable 130 similar to that shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B,2C, 5A, and 5B. As shown in FIG. 8, coupled cable 130 may include powercable 205 and control cable 210 in a side-by-side configuration. Incontrast with the embodiments of FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, 5A, and 5B, controlcable 210 of FIG. 8 may comprise a plurality of twisted pair. Forexample, control cable 210 of FIG. 8 may comprise a partition 805 thatmay separate an interior of control cable 210 into a plurality ofcompartments.

As shown in FIG. 8, a first compartment may include a first twisted pair810 and a second twisted pair 815. Similarly, a second compartment mayinclude a third twisted pair 820 and a fourth twisted pair 825. WhileFIG. 8 shows four twisted pair, embodiments of the disclosure are not solimited and may include any number of twisted pair. Furthermore,embodiments of the disclosure may include any number of partitions andcompartments. For example, embodiments of the disclosure may includefour compartments where each of the plurality of twisted pair isincluded in a separate compartment.

Furthermore, control cable 210 of FIG. 8 may comprise a ripcord 830.When installing coupled cable 130, ripcord may be pulled in order toopen the compartments and gain access to the plurality of twisted pair.Each of the conductors in the plurality of twisted pair may also includea color stripe that may be used to identify a particular twisted pair orindividual conductors within a twisted pair.

As with the embodiments shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, overall jacket 215of FIG. 8 may comprise complementary valleys 220 and connector portion225 that may aid in tearing power cable 205 and control cable 210 apart.For example, an operator may grasp power cable 205 with the fingers ofone hand and grasp control cable 210 with the fingers of the other handand pull the two apart along connector portion 225. Connector portion225 of FIG. 8 may be similar to connector portion 225 shown in FIG. 5Bas described above.

Overall jacket 215 may cover both power cable 205 and control cable 210.As stated above, power cable 205 may comprise an NEC Class 1 cable.Because power cable 205 and control cable 210 are included under thesame overall jacket 215, control cable 210 may also comprise an NECClass 1 cable even though control cable 210 may only be operated withinNEC Class 2 voltage and current level limits.

The coupled cable 130 of FIG. 8 may be used with the processes describedabove with respect to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. With the coupled cable 130 ofFIG. 8, the control signal may be sent as an electrical signal over oneor more of the plurality of twisted pair of control cable 210.

Furthermore, fixture 120 may comprise or further include a WiFi AccessPoint (AP). Control cable 210 of FIG. 8 may be used to send and receivedata signals to and from the AP. The plurality of twisted pair ofcontrol cable 210 may provide Power-over-Ethernet (POE). As such, one ormore of the plurality of twisted pair of control cable 210 may be usedto provide both power and data to the AP.

Embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, are described abovewith reference to block diagrams and/or operational illustrations ofmethods, systems, and computer program products according to embodimentsof the disclosure. The functions/acts noted in the blocks may occur outof the order as shown in any flowchart. For example, two blocks shown insuccession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently or theblocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending uponthe functionality/acts involved.

While the specification includes examples, the disclosure's scope isindicated by the following claims. Furthermore, while the specificationhas been described in language specific to structural features and/ormethodological acts, the claims are not limited to the features or actsdescribed above. Rather, the specific features and acts described aboveare disclosed as example for embodiments of the disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A system comprising: a fixture; a control devicecomprising; a switch, and a control circuit that provides a controlsignal; and a coupled cable disposed between the fixture and the controldevice, the coupled cable comprising; a power cable being connectedbetween the switch and the fixture that provides energy to the fixturefrom the switch, the power cable being Class 1, a control cableconnected between the control circuit and the fixture that provides thecontrol signal to the fixture from the control circuit, the controlcable being Class 1, and an overall jacket beneath which the power cableand the control cable are disposed, wherein the overall jacket comprisescomplementary webbing valleys and a connector portion comprising awebbing, wherein the overall jacket further comprises a stripeindicating which side of the coupled cable comprises power cable andwhich side of the coupled cable comprises the control cable.
 2. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the fixture comprising a Light Emitting Diode(LED) light.
 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the fixture comprises aWiFi Access Point (AP).
 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the controlcircuit comprises a potentiometer.
 5. The system of claim 1, wherein thecontrol circuit comprises a dimmer control.
 6. The system of claim 1,wherein the control circuit comprises a dimmer control from a LightEmitting Diode (LED) light.
 7. The system of claim 1, wherein thecontrol signal comprises a voltage level between a first voltage valueand a second voltage value, the voltage level not exceeding a maximumvalue corresponding to Class
 2. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein thepower cable and the control cable are in a side-by-side configuration.9. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector portion is disposedbetween the power cable, the control cable, and the complementaryvalleys.
 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the overall jacket has thestripe on a portion of the overall jacket under which the control cableis disposed.
 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the power cablecomprises a first plurality of conductors and the control cablecomprises a second plurality of conductors and wherein the firstplurality of conductors are larger than the second plurality ofconductors.
 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the control cablecomprises an optical fiber.
 13. The system of claim 1, wherein thecontrol cable comprises a twisted pair.
 14. A method comprising:receiving a coupled cable comprising an overall jacket beneath which apower cable and a control cable are disposed, the overall jacketcomprising complementary valleys and a connector portion disposedbetween the power cable and the control cable, the overall jacket havinga stripe on a portion of the overall jacket under which the controlcable is disposed the power cable being Class 1 and the control cablebeing Class 1, wherein the connector portion comprises a webbing;selecting, based upon the stripe on the coupled cable, the control cablefrom the coupled cable; connecting a first end of the selected controlcable to a control circuit of a control device; and connecting a secondend of the selected control cable to a fixture.
 15. The method of claim14, wherein receiving the coupled cable comprises receiving the coupledcable wherein the power cable comprises a first plurality of conductorsand the control cable comprises a second plurality of conductors andwherein the first plurality of conductors are larger than the secondplurality of conductors and wherein the power cable comprises a neutraland the control cable does not comprise a neutral.
 16. A methodcomprising: providing a coupled cable between a fixture and a controldevice, the control device comprising a switch and a control circuit,the coupled cable comprising, a power cable being connected between theswitch and the fixture, the power cable being Class 1, a control cableconnected between the control circuit and the fixture, the control cablebeing Class 1, and an overall jacket beneath which the power cable andthe control cable are disposed, wherein the overall jacket comprisescomplementary webbing valleys and a connector portion comprising awebbing, wherein the overall jacket further comprises a stripeindicating which side of the coupled cable comprises power cable andwhich side of the coupled cable comprises the control cable; providingenergy to the fixture from the switch; and providing a control signal tothe fixture from the control circuit, the control signal comprising avoltage level between a first voltage value and a second voltage value,the voltage level not exceeding a maximum value corresponding to Class2.
 17. The method of claim 16, wherein providing the coupled cablecomprises providing the coupled cable wherein the power cable comprisesa first plurality of conductors and the control cable comprises a secondplurality of conductors and wherein the first plurality of conductorsare larger than the second plurality of conductors.
 18. The method ofclaim 16, wherein providing the coupled cable comprises providing thecoupled cable wherein the power cable comprises a neutral.
 19. Themethod of claim 16, wherein providing the coupled cable comprisesproviding the coupled cable wherein the control cable does not comprisea neutral.
 20. A coupled cable comprising: a power cable being Class 1;a control cable being Class 1; and an overall jacket beneath which thepower cable and the control cable are disposed, the overall jacketcomprising complementary webbing valleys and a connector portionseparating a portion of the overall jacket surrounding the power cableand a portion of the overall jacket surrounding the control cable, theconnector portion comprising a webbing, wherein the overall jacketfurther comprises a stripe indicating which side of the coupled cablecomprises power cable and which side of the coupled cable comprises thecontrol cable.